Background
Why falls?
Why falls?
Why falls?
Falls are bad
length of stay increased by 8 days
1 in 3 fallers injured
Falls have a huge economic burden
most prevalent adverse event in hospitals (3.6%)
$6700 in additional healthcare costs
Why predict them?
Clinical Decision Support Systems
Relies on clinical prediction model.
Clinical context is important (
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This PhD
Aims/Studies
Review existing clinical prediction models for inpatient falls.
Develop a prediction model for inpatient falls.
Develop a cutpoint selection method to align CDSS with value-based care.
Develop software to determine when/where prediction models are most worthwhile.
This PhD